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An extended list of climate statistics recorded is provided below. There is also a summary table for printing with the commonly requested statistics and a map showing the location of this site. Monthly statistics are only included if there are more than 10 years of suitable data.
Note: Many statistics are updated quarterly and recent weather events may not be represented in the statistics below. For more current information on recent extreme values, please refer to the corresponding Daily rainfall, Maximum temperature and Minimum temperature data tables for this site, and our Australian Climate and Weather Extremes Monitoring System. Missing observations associated with the observer being unavailable (where observations are undertaken manually), a failure in the observing equipment, or when an event has produced suspect data may result in an extreme event not being recorded.Site name: COOKTOWN MISSION STRIP | Site number: 031017 | Commenced: 1942 | Map | |
Latitude: 15.45° S | Longitude: 145.19° E | Elevation: 14 m | Operational status: Closed 19 Jun 2023 |
Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
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Mean maximum temperature (°C) | 32.0 | 31.5 | 30.6 | 29.5 | 28.0 | 26.6 | 26.3 | 27.0 | 28.7 | 30.3 | 31.6 | 32.1 | 29.5 | 18 | 1942 2002 |
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Highest temperature (°C) | 39.6 | 38.3 | 38.7 | 35.2 | 32.7 | 30.8 | 31.9 | 33.0 | 38.3 | 35.5 | 41.5 | 41.2 | 41.5 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Date | 08 Jan 1994 | 11 Feb 1990 | 14 Mar 1992 | 03 Apr 1988 | 24 May 1990 | 16 Jun 1995 | 14 Jul 1995 | 24 Aug 2000 | 22 Sep 1943 | 25 Oct 1987 | 30 Nov 1992 | 20 Dec 1995 | 30 Nov 1992 | ||||
Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 24.9 | 25.3 | 25.2 | 24.8 | 22.5 | 22.1 | 21.9 | 21.6 | 24.5 | 26.6 | 24.7 | 24.9 | 21.6 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Date | 31 Jan 1945 | 24 Feb 2001 | 22 Mar 1990 | 27 Apr 1990 | 30 May 2000 | 01 Jun 2000 | 03 Jul 1999 | 07 Aug 1995 | 09 Sep 1987 | 02 Oct 1945 | 28 Nov 1999 | 24 Dec 1992 | 07 Aug 1995 | ||||
Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 29.9 | 29.2 | 28.9 | 27.9 | 26.6 | 24.8 | 24.6 | 25.3 | 27.2 | 28.9 | 29.8 | 29.6 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 35.2 | 33.8 | 32.6 | 31.0 | 29.4 | 28.2 | 27.9 | 28.8 | 30.2 | 31.9 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 27.5 | 23.1 | 21.5 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 16.6 | 26.6 | 26.9 | 158.9 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 11.8 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 24.1 | 23.9 | 23.5 | 22.7 | 20.7 | 18.8 | 17.8 | 18.4 | 20.3 | 22.3 | 23.3 | 24.0 | 21.7 | 18 | 1942 2002 |
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Lowest temperature (°C) | 19.4 | 17.4 | 14.0 | 14.8 | 10.3 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 10.7 | 15.0 | 17.2 | 17.8 | 7.3 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Date | 11 Jan 1943 | 04 Feb 1990 | 04 Mar 1996 | 12 Apr 1945 | 17 May 1945 | 24 Jun 1943 | 30 Jul 2001 | 19 Aug 1989 | 16 Sep 1990 | 11 Oct 1993 | 02 Nov 1997 | 08 Dec 1944 | 24 Jun 1943 | ||||
Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 27.3 | 27.5 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 25.0 | 24.7 | 23.9 | 24.0 | 25.1 | 26.5 | 27.1 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Date | 19 Jan 1990 | 14 Feb 1992 | 09 Mar 1997 | 13 Apr 1995 | 17 May 1998 | 16 Jun 2002 | 23 Jul 1998 | 23 Aug 1998 | 21 Sep 1998 | 29 Oct 1987 | 24 Nov 2001 | 22 Dec 1995 | 22 Dec 1995 | ||||
Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 22.5 | 22.5 | 21.5 | 19.5 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 14.0 | 16.1 | 19.4 | 20.8 | 22.3 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 25.7 | 25.3 | 25.2 | 24.7 | 23.7 | 22.2 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 22.9 | 24.5 | 25.3 | 25.6 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
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Mean rainfall (mm) | 306.4 | 373.6 | 387.8 | 162.2 | 63.9 | 37.2 | 29.5 | 19.9 | 15.0 | 26.9 | 71.8 | 183.8 | 1688.5 | 34 | 1942 2018 |
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Highest rainfall (mm) | 720.0 | 866.4 | 995.4 | 560.6 | 299.4 | 109.3 | 73.4 | 83.0 | 51.2 | 197.2 | 479.6 | 615.0 | 2560.9 | 34 | 1942 2018 |
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Date | 1997 | 2017 | 2004 | 2006 | 2016 | 2015 | 1994 | 1995 | 1997 | 1996 | 1999 | 1997 | 2006 | ||||
Lowest rainfall (mm) | 27.0 | 28.8 | 61.8 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 13.6 | 732.5 | 34 | 1942 2018 |
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Date | 1988 | 2005 | 1991 | 1944 | 1944 | 1999 | 2007 | 2004 | 2007 | 2002 | 1992 | 2016 | 2002 | ||||
Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 93.6 | 151.0 | 110.2 | 36.4 | 14.0 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 20.3 | 35 | n/a n/a |
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Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 259.4 | 363.8 | 299.6 | 102.6 | 38.0 | 29.6 | 30.4 | 12.1 | 8.4 | 12.3 | 40.5 | 144.6 | 35 | n/a n/a |
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Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 545.8 | 614.3 | 796.0 | 429.9 | 104.3 | 82.2 | 58.6 | 38.7 | 39.5 | 61.0 | 174.8 | 410.0 | 35 | n/a n/a |
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Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 250.0 | 195.2 | 326.0 | 181.4 | 236.6 | 70.8 | 54.1 | 65.2 | 38.8 | 178.8 | 151.4 | 187.2 | 326.0 | 34 | 1942 2018 |
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Date | 19 Jan 2018 | 01 Feb 1993 | 19 Mar 2004 | 21 Apr 1989 | 22 May 2016 | 06 Jun 1990 | 08 Jul 1944 | 31 Aug 2010 | 01 Sep 1997 | 10 Oct 1996 | 27 Nov 1999 | 27 Dec 2007 | 19 Mar 2004 | ||||
Mean number of days of rain | 19.4 | 19.8 | 20.0 | 16.2 | 13.3 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 13.2 | 147.9 | 34 | 1942 2018 |
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Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 15.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 12.5 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 10.3 | 108.1 | 34 | 1942 2018 |
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Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 7.8 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 39.4 | 34 | 1942 2018 |
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Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 18.5 | 34 | 1942 2018 |
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Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 4 | 1942 2002 |
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Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 21.7 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 19.4 | 17.7 | 16.6 | 17.4 | 20.1 | 22.9 | 24.8 | 25.2 | 23.6 | 20.8 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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Mean number of clear days | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 53.1 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Mean number of cloudy days | 17.3 | 18.2 | 16.9 | 14.1 | 12.1 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 14.2 | 139.5 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Mean daily evaporation (mm) | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 31 | 1987 2018 |
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Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
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Mean 9am temperature (°C) | 27.8 | 27.0 | 26.9 | 26.4 | 24.6 | 22.7 | 21.8 | 22.8 | 25.1 | 27.1 | 27.9 | 28.1 | 25.7 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 25.1 | 25.1 | 24.6 | 23.7 | 22.1 | 20.1 | 19.4 | 19.9 | 21.3 | 22.6 | 23.9 | 24.8 | 22.7 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 24.0 | 24.3 | 23.5 | 22.3 | 20.7 | 18.5 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 19.0 | 20.1 | 21.9 | 23.2 | 21.1 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 81 | 86 | 83 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 75 | 70 | 66 | 70 | 76 | 77 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 9.9 | 6.8 | 11.0 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 13.6 | 17.5 | 16.9 | 13.4 | 11.5 | 12.9 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
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Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | 30.4 | 29.8 | 29.3 | 28.2 | 26.7 | 25.3 | 25.0 | 25.6 | 27.2 | 28.7 | 30.1 | 30.4 | 28.1 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 25.8 | 25.9 | 25.2 | 24.1 | 22.7 | 21.0 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 21.6 | 22.9 | 24.3 | 25.3 | 23.3 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 23.7 | 24.1 | 23.3 | 22.1 | 20.5 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 18.4 | 19.7 | 21.4 | 22.9 | 20.8 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 69 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 66 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 16.2 | 13.8 | 17.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 21.3 | 20.8 | 21.7 | 23.0 | 22.2 | 20.5 | 18.8 | 19.5 | 19 | 1942 2002 |
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Monthly statistics are only included if there are more than 10 years of data. The number of years (provided in the 2nd last column of the table) may differ between elements if the observing program at the site changed. More detailed data for individual sites can be obtained by contacting the Bureau.